Texas A&M quarteback Johnny Manziel has taken out an insurance policy to guard against the loss of potential future earnings due to injury.

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Paul Myerberg
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Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel and his family have taken out an insurance policy to guard against the loss of potential future earnings due to injury, Manziel said Tuesday after the Aggies capped their second day of spring drills.

"It's just a precaution," Manziel said, via Sam Khan Jr. of ESPN.com. "I think there's a lot of players who have done it in the past and you never know what could happen. Football is a dangerous sport, so you kind of have to make sure that you take a precaution in that regard."

Manziel does indeed join a long line of college stars who have taken out similar policies as ...